From nobody Sat Jun 11 15:31:57 2022 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC9128511E1 for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:32:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ralf-mardorf@riseup.net) Received: from mx0.riseup.net (mx0.riseup.net [198.252.153.6]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mx0.riseup.net", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4LL1z86CNvz3JBm for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:32:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ralf-mardorf@riseup.net) Received: from fews2.riseup.net (fews2-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.84]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mail.riseup.net", Issuer "R3" (not verified)) by mx0.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4LL1z23TRkz9sSd for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:31:58 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1654961518; bh=jMVPY97joOE9C66mC2NhOSfYDAVaDV4+8h1FHJCdHD4=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=FjODm6tuzri/s+KfhzltMckrlnZ8nQUcMsMx5V4sLbHp8ll3W99rLrqsUg/p/dmQs H565hW8yxeHf/FHQ1VUGpkFiCKFT8QgO1URjw6yA0/2PjNcOZp7UJJjT5TvicHYq55 OXHgKlQVytaspnaLsD7klHx7ZK/QT91/W4aLjMkg= X-Riseup-User-ID: 41DD3BA0851A3B086C107814514B493980FF289898F20C4CC090E7D6207F7D57 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fews2.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4LL1z16NKpz1xqV for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:31:57 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:31:57 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: typing with broken arm Message-ID: <20220611173157.4136a516@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <20220611172806.29aa72ba@archlinux> References: <202206110834.55722.dr.klepp@gmx.at> <20220611172806.29aa72ba@archlinux> List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4LL1z86CNvz3JBm X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=FjODm6tu; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=riseup.net; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of ralf-mardorf@riseup.net designates 198.252.153.6 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=ralf-mardorf@riseup.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.49 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[riseup.net:s=squak]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[198.252.153.6:from]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+a:mx0.riseup.net:c]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[riseup.net:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[riseup.net,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.89)[-0.892]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[questions]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; MID_RHS_NOT_FQDN(0.50)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16652, ipnet:198.252.153.0/24, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[riseup.net:dkim] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:28:06 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:34:55 +0200, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: >>Use "sticky keys" for alt/ctrl/shift/etc. so you don't need telescopic >>fingers for typing e.g. + > >Hi, > >I'm a right-hander and guitarist, so my left fingers are kind of >telescopic. I made a few tests, for me there are no issues related to >the distance, but it's that unusual just using the left hand, that it's >like I've never have seen a QWERTZ keyboard (de) before. > >If I type with both hands I know where the chars are, but as soon as >I'm using the left hand only, I need to search the chars. Searching >chars is very time consuming. I needed 4 minutes to type the OPs >initial sentence. The OP needed 5 minutes, IOW both of us are more or >less equal slow in typing this ridiculous short sentence. > >IMO the problem is the orientation. I'm really confused and disoriented >when using just the left hand. > >Regards, >Ralf PS: I couldn't believe that the OP needed 5 minutes to type the short request, hence I tried it myself. Now I don't need to believe it. I know that it's really like that. Unbelievable, but true.